Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Midway (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Midway. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Midway is located in Beaufort County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Beaufort County: Craven, Hyde, Martin, Pamlico, Pitt & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Midway. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Midway:
- Beaufort County (The home county of Midway)
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Whitepost
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitepost is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepost
- Whitepost has also been known as:
- White Post
- Walla Watta
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Walla Watta is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Watta
- Bath
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pomouk Indian Village ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- River Road
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- River Road is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
- Pinetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pinetown is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown
- Washington Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Washington Park is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gaylord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gaylord is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Rosedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Blounts Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blounts Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blounts Creek
- Chocowinity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Edward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Craven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Ernul
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ernul is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernul
- Vanceboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Hope is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
- Lima
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lima is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Bridgeton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fort Barnwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
- New Bern
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Clark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clark is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Fairfield Harbour
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Harbour is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Harbour
- James City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- James City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Old Town Harbor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Old Town Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Harbor
- Tuscarora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscarora is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Hyde County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Sladesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sladesville is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sladesville
- Mount Olive
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Germantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Germantown is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Scranton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Scranton is located in Hyde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Jones County
- Perfection
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perfection is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perfection
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Jamesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dardens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dardens is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardens
- Bear Grass
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Grass is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Williamston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Everetts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Robersonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pamlico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Lowland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lowland is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Bay City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bay City is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Grantsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mesic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mesic is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Vandemere
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vandemere is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandemere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Alliance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bayboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Reelsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Reelsboro is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsboro
- Hobucken
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hobucken is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobucken
- Stonewall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stonewall is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Merritt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Merritt is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Grimesland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Grimesland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Pactolus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pactolus is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Shelmerdine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Shelmerdine is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelmerdine
- Clayroot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clayroot is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayroot
- Calico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Calico is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Simpson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Simpson is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Whichard
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Whichard is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whichard
- Congleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Congleton is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congleton
- Stokes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stokes is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Bells Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bells Fork is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Fork
- Coxville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Coxville is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Heritage Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Heritage Village is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Windsor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Windsor is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Monticello ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Wenona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wenona is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
- Plymouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Roper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westover is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Midway, see our County-by-County Page for Midway.
Cemeteries Near Midway ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Midway.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Midway - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Midway covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Old Ware Creek MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wootentown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Joseph F. Moore Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Samuel Moore Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel Moore Cemetery
- The Samuel Moore Cemetery has also been known as:
- Moore Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bonner Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cherry Run Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- W.H. Marslender Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rowe Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (48 more) ...
- James I. Moore Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melvin Earl Keyes, Jr. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Midway in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Midway.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Midway, with the one closest to Midway listed first.
- Bunyan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bunyan is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
- Bath
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilead is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Yeatesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Yeatesville is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatesville
- Gaylord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gaylord is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Blounts Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blounts Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blounts Creek
- Chocowinity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ransomville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ransomville is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Pantego
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pantego is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantego
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Latham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Latham is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Aurora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- South Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Creek
- Grimesland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Grimesland is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Idalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Idalia is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idalia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Midway. See our List of 1890's Communities around Midway.
Newspapers Published in Midway ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Midway.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Midway, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Midway.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Midway:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Beaufort County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craven County
- Hyde County
- Jones County
- Martin County
- Pamlico County
- Pitt County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Midway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Midway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |